Part II Explan a tion of l ite r a r y terms 1.1.CharactCharact ee rr izaiza tion tion oo ff H H esteeste rr PrynnePrynne ( (P2P2 77))A u t ho r-———Na t h a niel Haw t horne-—-——T h e Scarl e t Lett er、 T h e main c h a rac t er s : H e s ter P ry n n e, her h us ba nd Chil lingwo r th , a n d the yo ung p a s to r Dim m esdaleThe Sc a rle t Letter--————-Adul tery wh i ch f inally r e p la ced by A n g l e a nd A bl eHester Pryn ne: t h e main char ac te r o f Th e Scarle t Letter、 She is a m a r rie d w o m en b ut h av e an a dulter y with a p a sto r an d g i ve b irt h to a b ab y、 Because of t ha t He s ter suffers th e public hu miliation o f h a vin g to w e ar the le t te r ”A" on h e r che s t、 But s he faces t h e fut u re opt i mi s tica l l y, an d help s ot h ers、 Final l y ,s h e is able to co n s tr uct h er l i fe, and wins a mora l su c c ess、 She can be desc ri bed by attr a cti v e, ap pea l ing, intell ige n t, cap a bl e , Passi on at e, s t r o ng, co n t e mplative, and m at e rn al、 Bec a us e , sh e e n d ures y e ar s of s hame and scorn, and s till ca r e s f o r the p o o r an d b ri ngs them fo o d and cloth i ng、2.2.HesteHeste r’r’s s ss inin and and pp unishunish mm ententW h en H e s ter's hus b an d w a s aw a y fo r a lo n g t i me, s he mit t e d a du l tery b y s le epin...